Originator brand medicines surveyed
Iran, July 2014, NCD medicines







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2013 (US $)
Acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0028
Alprazolam 0.5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Xanax  Pfizer  0.0918
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0080
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0272
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0118
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.1612
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes      0.0159
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0190
Carvedilol 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0428
Chlorpromazine 25mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.1602
Clopidrogel 75 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Plavix  Bristol-Myers Squibb  0.0526
Clozapine 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Leponex  Novartis  0.1674
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.1749
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0080
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0064
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lanoxin  GlaxoSmithKline  0.0111
Enalapril 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0092
Enoxaparin 40 mg  inj/syringe  Supplementary   Yes  Clexane  Sanofi-Aventis  2.8644
Epinephrine (adrenaline) 1 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.3129
Epoetin alpha 4000 IU  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Eprex  Janssen  7.2032
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0195
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.7789
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0058
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0067
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0578
Hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0052
Hydrocortisone sod. succinate injection 100 mg  mix-o-vial  Supplementary   Yes  SoluCortef  Pharmacia  0.5586
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0113
Insulin human isophane 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.6696
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.6844
Isosorbide dinitrate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0294
Levodopa+Carbidopa 100 mg+25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0824
Levothyroxine 0.1 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1300
Lithium carbonate 300 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0892
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1727
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Glucophage  Bristol-Myers Squibb  0.0178
Methylphenidate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Ritalin  Roche  0.0818
Morphine 10 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.5678
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0213
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0048
Phenobarbitone 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0096
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0109
Prednisolone 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0110
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0099
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0235
Sodium Valproate 200 mg  tab SR  Supplementary   Yes  Epilim  Sanofi-Aventis  0.1755
Spironolactone 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1150
Sulfasalazine 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.2617
Tamoxifen 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0998
Timolol 0.5%  eye drops  Supplementary   Yes      0.3000

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